Father's Day is a bittersweet holiday for me. It's bitter because my dad isn't here to see everything that's going on in my life. I know he would be proud, and I know he'd be obsessed with Baby O, his grandson. However, the day is sweet because I am now a father too (if you... Continue Reading →
Life- Grad Party, Engagement Party, and Festival
Longer title than usual, but that’s okay…I guess. It was a fun weekend and I’m excited to share it with you! It started on Friday. I ended my work day at 5pm, and quickly showered and changed for my youngest cousins high school graduation party. I’m excited for her, but also sad. Selfishly sad because... Continue Reading →
WP Prompt: What is the legacy you want to leave behind?
Daily writing promptWhat is the legacy you want to leave behind?View all responses I once saw a video that said “when you raise a son you’re raising your replacement”. I knew this before I became a dad, but it didn’t hit me and sink in until my son was here. It’s scary, in a way, thinking... Continue Reading →
Easter #1
2024’s first Easter started off a little rough, but ended up being a great weekend spent with family. Here’s what happened: Friday I woke up at my normal time on my work – from – home days, 5 a.m. I have to get up early so I can get myself ready and eat before little... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! 2024
Hello readers and happy new year! Welcome to my first post of 2024. Before I get to my hopes for the new year, I just wanted to share a little life update (since I’ve been away from the blog for a bit). Baby O is about to be 10 months old! He isn’t fully crawling,... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas
Good morning! Merry Christmas to all of my followers who celebrate today. I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love and family. Today we are going to sit at home in our pajamas and watch Baby O attempt to open some of his gifts lol. Later on in the day we’re going... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving 2023
My holiday weekend started last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. We were lucky enough to get off work early, so my work-day ended at 3:30pm instead of 5. Our original plan was to drive down to my in-laws on Wednesday, but we decided against it because we didn’t want to drive in the dark with... Continue Reading →
Baby Teeth & Writing Practice
Hi! Good evening (or whatever time it is wherever you are reading this from). It’s good to be back. I hope I can get into a writing routine! Tonight I wanted to talk about a few things going on in my life (again). As you know we have our home up for sale, which means... Continue Reading →
Finding yourself
Yesterday while I was on the train making my way into Chicago, a random thought popped into my mind. It wasn’t a strange thought, but it was a thought that I wanted to explore more. So, throughout the day I wrote down my thoughts and organized them in order to make this post. The thought... Continue Reading →
My first Father’s Day
Yesterday was my first father’s day and it was great! Yesterday we started our day by waking up at five in the morning to feed Mr. Oliver. Well, Lea woke up and let me sleep in a little bit. But when I woke up, we all got ready for church. We haven’t been in a... Continue Reading →
